Labor Day Artist’s Tour 2023

a couple of sculptures out of the bisque kiln this morning, with the brochure/mailer for the Tour

The Labor Day Weekend Artist's Tour in Yakima is coming up in less than two months! I want to invite anyone who is in the area to attend the tour. My home studio is on the tour and I will have lots of new functional pottery and sculpture, as well as new lawn sticks and hanging bulbs.

new lawn stick toppers waiting for glaze

I will also have the YVC studio faculty showing at my studio. Chris Otten, who teaches photography, and Monika Lemmon, who teaches drawing, were both at my studio last year, too. Kayo Nakamura, our new drawing, painting, and printmaking faculty will also be at my studio this year.

the poster for this year's tour

I've done this tour for the past two years. The tour is great fit for me, because folks can come to my studio, see my new work, and I don't have to cart it all somewhere else for a show. I can also hang out with my friends during the tour and I can take several days to clean up, rather than trying to set up in just one day. I'm looking forward to this year's tour, since I won't be finishing up radiation that week, like I was last year!

this year's tour brochure (inside)

Tickets are $10 each and you can purchase those tickets from me. I have them at home now and can get them to folks during the summer. I recommend purchasing tickets ahead of time so that you can get a booklet (and so we know we have enough). You can also purchase them at the studios on the day of the tour.

new bowls from my last cone 6 firing

There are more than 30 artists on the tour this year, at 6 locations. Visitors can come to any of the studios on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday (Labor Day), or spread their visits over multiple days. Saturday and Sunday the tour runs 10-4, Monday 10-12. Artists at all locations have work for sale. The artists' work spans a wide range of media and price levels. 

stacking sculptures in progress

I've been doing lots of new work this spring and summer and I'm excited to share. My daughter and her friends will again have their jewelry for sale again. I'm not sure how many of my stacking pieces (the new work I've been playing with for the faculty show in January), but I plan to glaze and fire about 50 more pieces of pottery before September!

bowls from the last two firings

I hope to see you in September. Please let me know if you'd like to purchase a ticket from me, and/or if you'd like me to send you a brochure for the event. I plan to send those out today (once I find my mailing list).

bulbs and lawn sticks waiting for more underglaze